Lacey Police Arrest Barnegat Woman For $28,789 In Back Child Support

A Barnegat woman was taken to the Ocean County Jail in Toms River recently when Lacey police determined she had she had three outstanding child support warrants totaling $28,789, Police Chief David A. Paprota said.

Officer Jesse Dalziel conducted a motor vehicle stop at 2:20 p.m. on April 4. The driver, Gianna Hankins, 27, had a suspended driver's license. Further investigation revealed that the passenger, Brenda Piacentino, 40, Chapel Street, had the outstanding warrants, the chief said.

Piacentino was transported to Lacey Township police headquarters, where she was processed and then transported to the Ocean County Correctional Facility in default of the bail, Paprota said.